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Old Aug 21, 2008 | 05:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Stein
I like the black rockers but after the comments I went back a looked again. I would paint the lip black before I would paint the rockers, especially on a lowered car. Stock height all red helps "lower" it but on yours, black with a black lip would be ****.

Super nice looking car, though. Props to dad for taking it out and shooting it for you. Pics came out well.
Old Aug 22, 2008 | 08:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Machismo
For comparison....black rockers w/o lip
Thanks man, I forgot what stock looks like... j/k

Originally Posted by sotaku
Seriously, I was on the fence about the k1s but this sorta seals it. What color are those (can't tell if they're the white or the gray, thinking gray). Also, what size are those?
They're silver and 15x7

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black air dam
If it was a stock lip, I'd leave it black. But I like the look of the painted GV too much.

Originally Posted by bryantaylor
looks damn good. where is that? looks kinda familer
I dunno, the head-on and front end shot are in my parent's driveway, the 3/4 shots are somewhere I don't recognize. Downtown maybe?
Old Aug 22, 2008 | 09:19 AM
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Very nice, super clean.
Old Aug 22, 2008 | 09:44 AM
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Kotomile,
I'm with ya there.....R-lip = black
GV lip = looks better painted
These are all opinions of course.
Your car is **** anyways as it sits now. Good work.
Old Aug 22, 2008 | 08:52 PM
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Originally Posted by miataspeed1point6
How can you have a lip at that ride height? I mocked up an R lip with cardboard and tried some driveways and it scraped everywhere. Do you live in a dream world where it's all flat?
whoops, sorry I missed your question

Nah, but I've always had lowered cars so I'm pretty confident in my ability to avoid major hazards that might damage the lower half of the car. There are a few battle scars, like the dent in the PS rocker panel (might have to squint, I painted over it to lessen its visibility), the small crack in the lip (DS, 3-4" inboard of the left endtank) and various scrapes under the car. Florida is pretty friendly too it, Georgia was less so but still manageable. Lemme dig up a pic taken from my old driveway...

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Old Aug 22, 2008 | 09:03 PM
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Looks real good! Whats your ride height? around 12.0"?
Old Aug 22, 2008 | 10:23 PM
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Never measured it, GCs are 5/8" from bottomed, and it has FCM mounts. The pinchwelds are just below my Craftsman jack on the PS, I can just fit it under on the driver's side.
Old Aug 22, 2008 | 10:30 PM
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I <3 K1-s
Old Aug 22, 2008 | 11:39 PM
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Your brave. If something that cost $200 was that close to the ground on my car I would be afraid to drive it. Then again the roads here are terrible. Sure looks good though, I want one.
Old Aug 23, 2008 | 11:52 AM
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Originally Posted by miataspeed1point6
Your brave. If something that cost $200 was that close to the ground on my car I would be afraid to drive it. Then again the roads here are terrible. Sure looks good though, I want one.
my car is 12.5" in the front and my GV lip scrapes a bit on occasion if I'm not careful.. Always worried about it. The new ones are urethane now, so they are pretty durable and have some flex in them before they crack.
Old Aug 23, 2008 | 02:11 PM
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I'm a little surprised no one has asked me why my car is higher on the DS than the PS, I guess this forum has enough experienced petrolheads that it's understood why.
Old Aug 25, 2008 | 02:16 AM
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^ yup.
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